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“It felt like being stabbed, I’d be on my hands and knees in pain.”<\/p>\n

Emily Handstock, 25 has struggled with period pain for 10 years and has documented the agony she has gone through on TikTok.<\/p>\n

“I was admitted to hospital and the morphine barely touched the sides,” she said.<\/p>\n

She wants other women and girls to take part in severe period pain research which could help shape education and healthcare and improve the lives of women in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Emily, who lives in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, has felt the agonising effects of her period since she was 15.<\/p>\n

“It was horrendous bleeding, I’d have to leave school and go home and change \u2013 I’d bleed through tampons and pads,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At times, she felt like she would pass out because of the pain, but felt society had “normalised” what she was going through.<\/p>\n

“Throughout my teenage years I was told, ‘you’re just experiencing a painful period. You’re fine. Just have some ibuprofen and suck it up’,” she said.<\/p>\n

“The mental toll is also awful, you feel like people won’t believe you and worry about being well enough for school or work.”<\/p>\n

Emily works as a sales manager and said her company had been very supportive and accommodating when she struggled.<\/p>\n

“I’m really lucky that I can work from home to help accommodate the pain, to make sure I’m as comfortable as I can be,” she said.<\/p>\n

However, the impact of needing time off work has been a concern.<\/p>\n

“I have savings, it’s something I’ve always done in the knowledge this could financially impact me by taking time off, I think that’s a real worry for lots of people who suffer that they may run out of sick days.”<\/p>\n

NHS Confederation research<\/a> reported that the economic cost of taking time off due to issues such as severe period pain or ovarian cysts is estimated to be nearly \u00a311bn a year in England alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is severe period pain? <\/h2>\n
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